Women In Military Service Memorial Foundation, Charter Member, 1999-present

Molly Williams

Biography

Molly N. Williams, MSW, is an adjunct lecturer with the Department of Social Work who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and a Master of Social Work degree from Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina and an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies from University of Maryland, Europe. She has also completed one year of doctoral course work at Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia with The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work.

She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level for the past two years with Fayetteville State University. She is an MSW Field Supervisor for the Master of Social Work Program as well as field liaison. Some of her goals are to continue on-going research, training, workshops, and computer use in social work and outreach programs. In order to assist individuals, families, groups and military population that may need assistance at the local, national and international levels.

Mrs. Williams' research interests include military social work, families and agencies that provide support and services to these populations. She also enjoys working with the aging population and providing assistances to individuals and families with daily living arrangements and end of life care. She is also a mentor to military spouses, teenagers and student.

Her teaching interests are social work practice with military families; introduction to social work and social welfare; research methods; human behavior in the social environment; social policy; end-of-life issues in healthcare; international social work; counseling; crisis intervention and employee assistance programs.

Mrs. Williams has served in the United States Army for 22 years and was honorably discharged in 2002. She has practiced social work at the United States Special Operations Command, Sustainment Brigade; at Womack Army medical center; and at the Army Community Services. She has also studied abroad at Covenant University, Department of Sociology, Nigeria, West Africa and at the University of Western Cape, South Africa, with University of Missouri, School of Social Work.

Courses Taught

SWRK 230, Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

SWRK 375, Social Work Practice with Military Families

SWRK 621, Social Work Practice with Military Families

SWRK 622, Social Work Practice with Military Families - II

STXP 100, International Summer Program

PUBLICATIONS:

Williams, M. N. (2011). The Changing Roles of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. The Journal of Human Behavioral In the Social Environment. 21:8, 948-962

Williams, M. N. (2010). International Social Work in Nigeria Africa. The New Social Worker Magazine.17 (4) 20-21.

Williams, M. N. (2009). Study Abroad Program (Nigeria, Africa). The National Association of Social Workers - International Practice Unit (www.naswnc.affiniscape.com).